NimitzCalled a great book worthy of a great man, this definitive biography of the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet in World War II, first published in 1976 and now available in paperback for the first time, continues to be considered the best book ever written about Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. Highly respected by both the civilian and naval communities, Nimitz was sometimes overshadowed by more colorful warriors such as MacArthur and Halsey. Potter's lively and authoritative style fleshes out Admiral Nimitz's personality to help readers appreciate the contributions he made as the principal architect of Japan's defeat. The book covers his full life, from a poverty-stricken childhood to postwar appointments as Chief of Naval Operations and U.N. mediator. It candidly reveals Nimitz's opinions of Halsey, Kimmel, King, Spruance, MacArthur, Forrestal, Roosevelt, and Truman. |
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Table des matières
Launching the Central Pacific Drive | |
Galvanic and Flintlock | |
Leap to the Marianas | |
Of Generals Admirals and a President | |
Return to the Philippines | |
The Philippines Campaign and the Move to Guam | |
Iwo Jima and Okinawa | |
Victory | |
Flag Rank | |
Guadalcanal Invaded | |
Guadalcanal Recaptured | |
CinCPac and CinCPac Staff | |
From CinCPac to | |
Chief of Naval Operations | |
From the Navy Department to the United Nations | |
Last Years | |
Acknowledgments | |
Sources Chapter Notes | |
Index | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Admiral Halsey Admiral King Admiral Nimitz Admiral Spruance admiral’s aircraft airfields American Army arrived asked assault atoll attack aviators base Battle battleships bomb bombers Captain Nimitz carrier force Catherine Central Pacific Chester Chester Nimitz Chief of Naval chief of staff CinCPac CinCPac headquarters CinCPac staff Commander in Chief conference damaged destroyers dispatch enemy escort Fifth Fleet Fleet Admiral Fletcher Force 16 Forrestal Ghormley going Guadalcanal Guam Halsey’s Holland Smith invasion island Japan Japanese Joint Chiefs Kinkaid Kwajalein Lamar landing Layton Lieutenant MacArthur Marianas marines Marshalls Midway Mitscher morning Nancy Naval Academy Naval Operations Navy’s Noumea officers Okinawa Pacific Fleet Pacific Force Pearl Harbor Philippines planes President Rabaul radio raid Rear Admiral replied Roosevelt Saipan Secretary sent Sherman ships South Pacific Southwest Pacific Station Hypo submarine Task Force 58 Tokyo torpedo troops Truk Turner Ulithi Vandegrift Vice Admiral Washington wrote
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Nimitz |
| Auteur | E.B. Potter |
| Édition | réimprimée |
| Éditeur | Naval Institute Press, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1612512259, 9781612512259 |
| Longueur | 544 pages |
| Exporter la citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |